Black and White Portrait Movement
Part of a series of portraits for musician Sorrel Nation.
Part of a series of portraits for musician Sorrel Nation.
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Location
This was taken in the gardens of Holy Trinity Brompton in central London, under a fairly sizeable tree.Time
We arrived at South Kensington around 5pm and took a wander over to Holy Trinity Gardens. By the time we got there the light was perfect as it was soft and heading toward the golden hour. It then began raining about 20 minutes into the shoot, which as we were outside meant we had to relocate to under a tree.Lighting
We had a lot of great light to work with - there was soft evening sunlight breaking through quite dark cloud cover. I wanted to try and capture that light on her face, while using it to give a sense of movement.Equipment
Nikon D60 18-55mm Lens f 3.5-3.6Inspiration
I had been asked to take some images for the artist for her work. We took a series of images in evening light under a tree. It began to rain which changed the dynamics of the shoot. It altered the light in quite a dramatic way as we had both golden sunlight and some heavy dark cloud cover. The rain also dampened the models hair, which meant she was moving it away from her eyes throughout the shoot. I took this shot just as she was playing with her hair.Editing
I actually initially used an app for processing this image called PhotoToaster - it gave me some preset edits to work with initially. I decided I much preferred the image in black and white as it allowed me to get a lot more out of the movement in the image, particularly with the hair. Having shifted to black and white I then altered the contrast and to accentuate some of the dark areas and bring the focus of the image to navigate the viewer into the right eye (left as you look at it!)In my camera bag
I normally have a mini-tripod, a polarising filter for reflections and manipulating light, an external flash and a wide angle lens. As well as a cloth for cleaning and a spare battery + sd card.Feedback
Mess around with shutter speeds and don't be afraid to use some of the auto-settings on your camera. I've got some of my favourite shots using pre-sets with Nikon - particularly in low light conditions.
